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Monday, October 29, 1900
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The Headlines
MR. BRIAN'S BUSY SUNDAY; Goes to Dr. Parkhurst's Church and Receives Many Visitors. STARTS ON AN UP-STATE TRIP Will Return This Evening to Speak on the East Side and in Brooklyn.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
Harry Von Tilzer
The must-have
Lionel Trains
You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Goebbels (1897)
- Franz von Papen (1879)
- Jean Giraudoux (1882)
- Marie of Romania (1875)
- Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Kodak Brownie Camera, Zeppelin Airships & Escalators.
Style of 1900
Silhouette: S-bend corset and pouter pigeon chest
Material: Lace, silk, and heavy wool
- Gibson Girl hair
- Parasols
- High collars
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,875 days ago
(125 years, 250 days)